Posts about 2 nephi by chapter book of mormon study notes. Jacob went on to be a righteous leader, and succeeded nephi as prophet to the nephites. He assigned his brother jacob to preach a sermon about a passage from isaiah 2 nephi 6. The pure in heart receive the pleasing word of godlamanite righteousness exceeds that of the nephites jacob warns against fornication, lasciviousness, and every sin. An account written by the hand of mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. Book of mormon, first nephi, 12 religionwiki fandom. The book of nephi, the son of nephi, who was the son of helaman. After having called the wicked to repentance in the last chapter, jacob now consoles and comforts the righteous.
An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. Prophet, theologian, historian religious studies center. What is the significance of the title the mighty one of jacob. Look unto god with firmness of mind, and a pray unto him with exceeding faith, and he. The book of mormon vs the bible christian research institute. Jacob, knowing the temple and being involved in the temple, had been emphasizing the role of jesus as the redeemer, as the messiah, and as the source of salvation. Have the valley of lemuel and the river laman been found.
Nephi would have been around 7075 years of age when he gave the plates to jacob. Book of mormon, 1830, page 124 the joseph smith papers. Videos that cover mosiah through the end of the book of mormon will be released in 2020 and 2021. Book of mormon prophets also forecast events of the latter days. Thomasson sees center of this overarching chiasm as the atonement at alma 34. It is important to understand that the next four books, jacob, enos, jarom, and onmi, are all written upon the small plates that nephi made thirty years after leaving jerusalem 2 ne 5.
Chapter 12 isaiah sees the latterday temple, gathering of israel, and millennial judgment and peacethe proud and wicked will be brought low at the second comingcompare isaiah 2. Jesus, the sacrament prayers, the priesthood, and church discipline in 3 nephi 18 and moroni 26, journal of book of mormon studies 5, no. Palmyra, known as swifts landing and tolland before being renamed palmyra, 1796. Book of mormon study and learning activities designed for anyone who wants to dive deeper into the book of mormon, specifically seminary students. Wherefore, as i said unto you, it must needs be expedient that christfor in the last night the angel spake unto me that this should be his nameshould. At the time of the great discourse recorded in 2 nephi 9, jacob would have been 3545 years of age. The pure in heart receive the pleasing word of godlamanite righteousness exceeds that of the nephitesjacob warns against fornication, lasciviousness, and every sin. May 16, 2014 discussions on the book of mormon 3 nephi 12 originally aired. Jacob had such love for the righteous of his people that the thought of enlarging their wounds was a burden to his soul. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Jacob is the author of the book of jacob in the book of mormon. Book of mormon central, is anything known of the prophet zenos outside of the book of mormon.
Gail call discusses a particular ancient literary device found in jacob 4. Come follow me book of mormon lesson 12 the lord labors with. It does not explicitly name lehis wife sariah as the mother of jacob or joseph, but no other wife of lehi is ever mentioned. Other prophecies anticipated more immediate events. Prophecy in the book of mormon encyclopedia of mormonism. Jacob did not make his own plateshe recorded his prophecies on the plates that nephi had made, these plates are called the plates of jacob, and they were made by the hand of nephi jacob 3. The angel explained to nephi that in the latterdays the book of mormon would come forth not only to establish the truthfulness of the bible, but also to restore the plain and precious things which have been taken away from this sacred text, including the knowledge of the covenants. Dec 16, 2019 jacob, a book of mormon prophet, warns his people to stop being prideful and persecuting their brethren. Welch, the last words of cenez and the book of mormon, in the allegory of the olive tree. The book of mormon mentions jacob as the younger brother of nephi, and the elder of two sons born to lehi the younger son being joseph after lehis departure from jerusalem.
Following his resurrection, jesus appeared to the book of mormon people in the. And a hundredth part of the proceedings of this people, which now began to be numerous, cannot be. Come follow me book of mormon 2020 book of mormon central. The remainder of second nephi is a recording of their jacob s and nephi s teachings and prophecies. The saviors missionary training sermon in 3 nephi religious. Discussions on the book of mormon 3 nephi 12 originally aired. March 1622, 2020 jacob 57 the lord labors with us discussion topics activities below. Compare lehis blessing to joseph with jacobs blessing to his son joseph in genesis 49. Jacob 4 antenantiosis in the book of mormon, by gail call, from reexploring the book of mormon. Three sermons of jacob are recorded in the book of mormon which include preaching of central as well as specific.
This observation proves especially true in the teachings of the book of mormon prophet jacob, a man consecrated to fulfill the role of a priest. Supplement your study of 2020s book of mormon come follow me curriculum with resources from book of mormon central. Perhaps what nephi liked about jacob was his plainness and clarity see 2 nephi 31. The covenant prophecy of the book of mormon scott woodward. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Stisas recent post got me thinking about commonly used names for christ in the book of mormon, and how it might look to map out how the most. Seek ye for the kingdom of god jacob 14 nephis final guidance jacob 1 jacob wrote chapter one when he was about 5054 years of age, noting that he was writing 55 years after lehi left jerusalem. Book of mormon, 1830, page 123 the joseph smith papers. A speech that jacob delivered to the people of nephi is recorded in chapters 610. Nephi ordains his younger brothers jacob and joseph as teachers over the people of nephi. To help the reader identify the differences, the text from the book of mormon. For example, on the eve of jesus birth, when lives of believers were threatened by unbelievers, nephi 3 received divine assurance that on the morrow the signs of christs birth would be seen 3 ne.
Heavenly father loves me and will forgive me when i repent. Jesus calls and commissions the twelve discipleshe delivers to the nephites a discourse similar to the sermon on the mounthe speaks the. He teaches his people to seek first the kingdom of god. Nov 12, 2019 references to jesus christ in the book of mormon it has been pointed out that the name christ is not used in the small plates of nephi until jacob learns the name from an angel see 2 nephi 10. Jacob, a book of mormon prophet, warns his people to stop being prideful and persecuting their brethren. The one who wrote the book of mormon had read much of the new testament. Jesus christ taught the nephites how to receive the blessings of his gospel and instructed them to influence others for good. Why did the book of mormon prophets quote so frequently from the writings of. The book of mormon the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Nephi consecrated jacob a priest and teacher to the people and also appointed him as his successor in keeping the sacred records jacob 1.
This places the age of jacob between 4755 years of age at the time of this writing. Book of mormon, second nephi, 12 religionwiki fandom. These plates were filled up by the last of these men, omni, who said, these plates are full. In both the bible and the book of mormon contexts, the sermons were directed to a group of people especially selected by jesus christ to be his. He confoundeth a man who seeketh to overthrow the doctrine of christ. Jacob 3 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Book of mormon learning activities scripture learning. It appears, from the way jacob says it, that this is a new term among them. See book of mormon central, did jacob refer to ancient israelite autumn festivals. The first use of the name christ in the book of mormon is in 2 nephi 10. Thompson, isaiah 5051, the israelite autumn festivals, and the covenant speech of jacob in 2 nephi 610, in isaiah in the book of mormon, ed. Welch, book of mormon religious teachings and practices, encyclopedia of mormonism 1992, 1. Jacob finishes his address by emphasizing that sin has consequences.
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